Joan A. Brothers
...2007 N.E.A.R. Distinguished Service Award; 65
TEWKSBURY - Joan A. Brothers, age 65, a well known and highly respected Realtor, died
Sunday, November 18, at Mass General Hospital in Boston, following a courageous eight month
battle with Ovarian Cancer. She was the beloved wife of John L. Brothers, with whom she had
celebrated a 46th wedding anniversary this past April 9th.
She was born in Woburn, on March 19, 1942, one of four daughters of Emily (Babine) Dukus of
Wilmington, and the late John Dukus. She was raised in Wilmington, and graduated from
Wilmington High School with the class of 1960. She had been a resident of Tewksbury for the
last 45 years.
She was employed as a Realtor for the J. Borstell - Century 21 agency in Tewksbury, where she
had earned the prestigious Centurion and Quality Service awards. She was recently honored with
the 2007 Distinguished Service Award and Top Producer Award, by her peers and fellow
members of the North East Association of Realtors (N.E.A.R.). She was also honored this year
by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with the “Good Neighbor” award.
She worked tirelessly in her job, and was also a valuable volunteer for many organizations and
charities including the North Shore Village Association, N.E.A.R., for whom she was a member
of the Board of Directors,( R.C.S.) Realtor Community Service Committee, and the Town of
Tewksbury, as Precinct 4A Warden, on election days.
Besides her husband and mother, she is survived by a son, Christopher J. Brothers and his wife Jo
Ann (Nolan) of Tewksbury; a daughter, Pamela Gorrasi and her husband Joseph of Andover;
four grandchildren, Jacob and Brent Brothers, Madison and Hayleigh Gorrasi; three sisters and
brothers-in-law, Rose and Richard Henneberger of MN, Nancy and Kenneth Park of Pittsfield,
NH, Sharon and Peter Havens of Brookline, NH; many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and dear
friends throughout the Merrimack Valley.
Her funeral was held Saturday, Nov. 24, in St. Thomas of
Villanova Church, Wilmington. Burial followed at St. Mary Cemetery,
No. Tewksbury. Memorials to the Mass General Hospital, Gynecologic Oncology Research Fund C/O Dr. Krasner,
55 Fruit St. Yawkey Buldg 9E, Boston, MA 02114, will be appreciated.